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Guilty Thieves Explain Why They Gave Back Klimt’s ‘Portrait of a Lady’

ART OF THE STEAL

Thieves in the Italian town of Piacenza say they wrapped the stolen masterpiece in a garbage bag and hid it in a utility box in the museum wall 4 years ago as a “gift to the city.”

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Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Gustav Klimt

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